Paris 2024 - Files - France Struggles With Its Hijab Rules For Opening Ceremony

Paris 2024 - Files - France Struggles With Its Hijab Rules For Opening Ceremony

File photo dated June 28, 2024 of Sylla Sounkamba Stade Lavallois Heat 400 M Women during the French Athletics Championships 2024 at Stade du Lac de Maine in Angers, France. French government and Olympics officials are seeking a creative solution to allow Muslim French sprinter Sounkamba Sylla to wear her hijab at the opening ceremony while still complying with the country's secularism laws, they said on Wednesday. Thousands of athletes, including some who wear a hijab, are arriving for the Paris Olympics, placing an international spotlight on tensions in France over national identity and perceived discrimination against Muslims. Photo by Laurent Lairys/ABACAPRESS.COM

Paris 2024 - Files - France Struggles With Its Hijab Rules For Opening Ceremony

Paris 2024 - Files - France Struggles With Its Hijab Rules For Opening Ceremony

File photo dated June 28, 2024 of Sylla Sounkamba Stade Lavallois Heat 400 M Women during the French Athletics Championships 2024 at Stade du Lac de Maine in Angers, France. French government and Olympics officials are seeking a creative solution to allow Muslim French sprinter Sounkamba Sylla to wear her hijab at the opening ceremony while still complying with the country's secularism laws, they said on Wednesday. Thousands of athletes, including some who wear a hijab, are arriving for the Paris Olympics, placing an international spotlight on tensions in France over national identity and perceived discrimination against Muslims. Photo by Laurent Lairys/ABACAPRESS.COM

French Athletics Championships - Angers

French Athletics Championships - Angers

SYLLA Sounkamba L2a53 - S/l Stade Lavallois HEAT 400 M WOMEN during the French Athletics Championships 2024 on June 28, 2024 at Stade du Lac de Maine in Angers, France. Photo by Laurent Lairys/ABACAPRESS.COM

French Athletics Championships - Angers

French Athletics Championships - Angers

SYLLA Sounkamba L2a53 - S/l Stade Lavallois HEAT 400 M WOMEN during the French Athletics Championships 2024 on June 28, 2024 at Stade du Lac de Maine in Angers, France. Photo by Laurent Lairys/ABACAPRESS.COM

French Athletics Championships - Angers

French Athletics Championships - Angers

SYLLA Sounkamba L2a53 - S/l Stade Lavallois HEAT 400 M WOMEN during the French Athletics Championships 2024 on June 28, 2024 at Stade du Lac de Maine in Angers, France. Photo by Laurent Lairys/ABACAPRESS.COM

French Athletics Championships - Angers

French Athletics Championships - Angers

SYLLA Sounkamba L2a53 - S/l Stade Lavallois HEAT 400 M WOMEN during the French Athletics Championships 2024 on June 28, 2024 at Stade du Lac de Maine in Angers, France. Photo by Laurent Lairys/ABACAPRESS.COM